Industry News

Every Household in Wales will be Given a Free Tree to Plant as Part of the Welsh Government’s Commitment to Tackle Climate Change

Every household in Wales will be offered a free tree to plant as part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to tackle climate change, Deputy Minister Lee Waters has promised.

Forest Industry works together to recover from Storm Arwen

Scottish Forestry is working with Confor and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) to fully assess the impact that Storm Arwen has had on the country’s forests and woodlands.

Mental health benefits of visiting UK Woodland’s estimated at £185 million

Visits to the UK’s woodlands boosts mental health and is estimated to save £185 million in treatment costs annually, a landmark report published by Forest Research finds.

Grab your camera or phone and help create a new film with Forestry England

Forestry England are inviting colleagues from across the forestry industry to help create Treeline – a new film by international artist Ruth Maclennan about forests and the climate emergency.

The New England Woodland Creation Offer

The Forestry Commission has today opened a new multimillion tree planting grant scheme – the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) to provide greater financial incentives for landowners and farmers to plant and manage trees.
Contact one of Tilhill’s professional chartered Forest Managers to help with your applications.

World-first carbon sequestration field trial launches in UK

Tilhill is the new forestry partner for a world-first carbon sequestration field trial unveiled today by The Carbon Community. The landmark project aims to uncover a new reforestation approach, rooted in science, to accelerate and enhance the sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in trees and soil to tackle the climate crisis.

Landscape Institute announces 2021 LI Awards entries are open

Landscape Institutes Awards 2021 entries has opened for submissions.

Excellence in Horticulture and Planting Design Sponsored by Tillhill

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)

The England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), which is due to open to applications in late spring, will be administered by the Forestry Commission to support landowners and land managers to create new woodland.

England Trees Action Plan 2021 to 2024

Environment Secretary to set out plans to restore nature and build back greener from the pandemic

Plans to protect and restore nature, tackle the climate and biodiversity crises and help deliver Net Zero by 2050 to be set out today.

England Tree Strategy

Tilhill Launches New Website 

Tilhill’s website has, over the last few months, seen a significant growth in visitors since the release of their free online woodland creation webinars and has been the ‘go-to’ online destination to gain information across a wide remit of subjects including forestry investment, woodland creation advice, grant funding, and webinar recordings.

All England Woodland Resilience Awards 2021

To mark the UK hosting the 26th UN Conference on Climate Change of the Parties (COP26) in November this year, the Forestry Climate Change Working Group, a cross forestry sector body which promotes adaptation of trees, woods and forests to environmental change, is organising the All England Woodland Resilience Awards.